The Board denied the veteran's claim for an annual clothing allowance as her use of pads does not meet the requirements for appliances for a clothing allowance.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected urinary incontinence requires daily use of pads, but these do not qualify as prosthetic or orthopedic appliances that tend to wear out or tear clothing. The rash she developed due to leakage is not supported by evidence of prescribed medication causing irreparable damage to her outer garments.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2001
- Citation
- 0127521
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